Instant Pot Salsa Chicken Taco Lettuce Wraps can be made in just 20 minutes with the help of your electric pressure cooker and five simple ingredients.

One of the first recipes I posted on this blog was for Slow Cooker Chicken Taco Lettuce Wraps. The pictures are embarrassingly horrible and the blog post is all of two short paragraphs. Still, it’s a recipe that I make quite often, but even more now, I make that recipe in my Instant Pot.

Instead of cooking the chicken for 4-5 hours on low in my crockpot, I throw the chicken into my Instant Pot and let it cook for just 20 minutes. You can even throw frozen chicken breasts right in – The cooking time will be the same!

The process is simple, I rub the chicken breasts with a bit of taco seasoning, throw in one diced onion and one diced jalapeno and then top it all off with a jar of salsa. The result is juicy (never dry) chicken that shreds easily and is super flavorful. Also, because you’re using jarred salsa, it’s easy to control the heat by purchasing salsa that’s your desired heat level – mild, medium or hot.

I’m using LA VICTORIA® Brand salsa in my recipe. It’s been one of my favorite salsas since college and I had absolutely no idea that the brand just celebrated 100 years in business until they recently contacted me to attend their West Coast-inspired dinner party in Portland. Unfortunately, I was unable to attend because I was out of town at a photography workshop hosted by the amazing Lindsay of Pinch of Yum. I had serious FOMO when I was looking at everyone’s Instagram Stories of the beautiful dinner held in Pioneer Courthouse Square featuring dishes from local chef Noe Garnica of Verde Cocina made with LA VICTORIA® products. So, in order to remedy that, I had to put their products to good use as soon as I got home, and I made these Instant Pot Salsa Chicken Taco Lettuce Wraps using their Thick ‘n Chunky Salsa Medium. All their products are made with real ingredients and their tomatoes come from the California central valley.

I like to load the shredded salsa chicken up into the lettuce wraps and then top them with avocado, Greek yogurt, cheese and cilantro and then drizzle some hot sauce over the top. However, you could also serve this shredded chicken in traditional taco shells or over rice to make burrito bowls. The personalization is totally up to you and I think that’s what makes this recipe fun. On the side, consider serving up some seasoned black beans and rice (or even cauliflower rice for a low carb option).

Instant Pot Salsa Chicken Taco Lettuce Wraps

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Prep Time:10minutes

Cook Time:20minutes

Total Time:30minutes

Servings:4people

Calories:125kcal

Author:Erin

Salsa Chicken Taco Lettuce Wraps can be made in just 20 minutes with the help of your Instant Pot and five simple ingredients.

Jarred salsas or taco or enchiladas sauces like from La Victoria are a great cheat way to marinate and add a lot of flavor to food! I was shocked too they were 100 years old – they are classic because I’ve always remembered them being around, but who knew 100 years classic!

Holy crap you’re making me seriously re-think getting an instapot. I’ve been on the fence. But with school about to restart for my kids it sounds like a great thing to have at the house for quick and delicious dinners. And this, like always, looks incredible! And I love your wine recommendations 🙂

This recipe was so simple, cheap, quick and tasty! I’ve made something like this in my slow cooker before, but I didn’t have hours to spend on it today. This was a really great alternative! A huge hit at my house!!!

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